Samurai Japan's World Baseball Classic squad will boast a record eight MLB players for the upcoming tournament after manager Hirokazu Ibata revealed the roster Monday. Among those selected are Shohei ...

The poignancy of five Japanese ballplayers returning to their home country as Major League stars resonated with the baseball ...

Shohei Ohtani played for the first time in what is expected to be only a couple of Cactus League games for the two-time ...

Team USA is looking for redemption in the 2026 World Baseball Classic after losing to Japan in the final in 2023.

Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic roster, led by stars Shohei Ohtani and Munetaka Murakami, faces hurdles due to the ...

Ohtani won't pitch for Team Japan in the World Baseball Classic. But what if Mike Trout showed up on Team USA's roster?

The Japan national baseball team "Samurai Japan" started a training camp in the city of Miyazaki on February 14 in preparation for the World Baseball ･･･ ...

In an effort to improve their international scouting presence, the New York Yankees are planning to add Nao Masamoto to their front office, league sources said Wednesday, gaining a longtime baseball ...

On the morning of the second and final game of Major League Baseball's Tokyo Series between the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers on March 19, a dusting of snow fell on Japan's capital city — an ...

The crack of the bat. The growing crescendo of cheers as the ball flew over the outfield fence. The flashing lights in celebration of the home run. The jubilation of the team and stadium announcer as ...

More than half a million Japanese fans came out in Tokyo to greet them, before the team went from city to city, playing against a team of Japanese All-Stars. Eighteen games were played – the American ...

Shohei Ohtani is widely regarded as the best player in Major League Baseball, and Ichiro Suzuki enters the Hall of Fame later this year, reminders that some of the top talent in American baseball is ...